I have never considered myself a handy person. I often would enlist a friend to help me put furniture together and never put up shelves myself out of fear that I wouldn’t screw them in tightly enough and they’d collapse and let my favorite fragile décor shatter to pieces. DIY projects were out of the question. All of that changed when I got an electric screwdriver. Smaller and less intimidating than a drill — which I use only when absolutely necessary — this cordless tool is powerful enough to get most hanging and building tasks done quickly.
I first discovered an electric screwdriver at a local Harbor Freight hardware store. I had seen some trending on TikTok and wanted to know if a $10 model could compare to the more expensive ones. The Warrior cordless screwdriver has a pistol grip, 4.8V battery, and 180 rpm max speed and is meant for small jobs. The built-in LED light was dim and the magnetic chuck didn’t always catch the included quarter-inch bits on the first try when I swapped them, but the screwdriver was able to work in forward and reverse to add and remove screws relatively quickly. I bought a 31-piece set of compatible bits so I could test it out by assembling some Ikea nightstands. It worked, but some angles were awkward because of the pistol shape of the screwdriver.
